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#C8F249

#c8f249 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8f249 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 94.9% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.83% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 74.91°, with 86.67% saturation and 61.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7626

Complementary

  1. #c8f249
  2. #7349f2

Split complementary

  1. #c8f249
  2. #4973f2
  3. #c749f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c749
  2. #c8f249
  3. #73f249

Triadic

  1. #c8f249
  2. #49c8f2
  3. #f249c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f249
  2. #49f273
  3. #7349f2
  4. #f249c8

Square

  1. #c8f249
  2. #49f2c7
  3. #7349f2
  4. #f24973

Monochromatic

  1. #74970b
  2. #abdf10
  3. #c8f249
  4. #def790
  5. #f3fcd8

Shades

#c8f249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f249
  2. #b4da42
  3. #a0c23a
  4. #8ca933
  5. #78912c
  6. #647925
  7. #50611d
  8. #3c4916
  9. #28300f
  10. #141807
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f249
  2. #cef35b
  3. #d3f56d
  4. #d9f680
  5. #def792
  6. #e4f9a4
  7. #e9fab6
  8. #effbc8
  9. #f4fcdb
  10. #fafeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f249
  2. #c1e74f
  3. #badb54
  4. #b2d05a
  5. #abc45f
  6. #a4b965
  7. #9dae6a
  8. #96a270
  9. #8e9775
  10. #878b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe32c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2e6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece93a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e952 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceebab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f249 {
  color: #c8f249;
}
Background
.bg-c8f249 {
  background-color: #c8f249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f249 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 242 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f249, #73f249);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 242 73 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.33 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.77 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.60 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.63 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.92 #370db6 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f249  rgb(200, 242, 73)  hsl(75, 87%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#7349f2  rgb(115, 73, 242)  hsl(255, 87%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#49c8f2  rgb(73, 200, 242)  hsl(195, 87%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f249c8  rgb(242, 73, 200)  hsl(315, 87%, 62%)  Shocking Pink